"One woman had two little children with her and took two buses to get there. You don’t play with people’s emotions. Those who did this should be ashamed of themselves. They took advantage of people who are worried about paying for food."

Another unemployed Islander who made his way to Grimm’s office was Maurice Samuels of West Brighton, who has been out of work for 18 months.

"A woman was handing them (the fliers) out, outside the post office on Castleton Avenue, saying she was from the Democratic Party," Samuels told the Advance. "I took two buses to his office. I didn’t have the money, so I had to borrow it. I got dressed up, had my resume, just to find out it was someone’s idea of a joke."

The "Job Rally" flier, with misspellings, reads: "Hey People! Ged Paid! The Democratic Party needs your help! Michael Grimm promised us jobs! Come down to Michael Grimm’s office at 265 New Dorp Lane to tell him its time to creat some jobs! Bring your resume!"

Democrats and Republicans have been hammering each other over jobs creation. The president is reportedly slated to address a joint session of Congress today to outline his jobs plan, the same night as a previously scheduled Republican presidential debate in California where it will likely be Topic No. 1.

Grimm’s fiery reaction came two hours after a loose coalition of about 20 activists rallied across the street from his office to take him to task on jobs, Medicare and Social Security. About half were Staten Islanders, including members of the Democratic Party, Move On.org, Restore the American Promise and the Working Families Party, which asked for press coverage of the event saying unemployed Islanders would be present.

Only two were: Lenora Palermo of Grasmere and John Foley of New Springville. Both had worked for Off-Tracking Betting Corp. and lost their jobs when OTB went bust last December.

Said Ms. Palermo: "Is there something he (Grimm) could be doing that he is not doing? I don’t think so. But they have to create jobs. There is a freeze on everything. I would be willing to do anything."

Grimm said Senate Democrats and President Obama are thwarting jobs creation, and said those who rallied outside his office should be making their case instead to New York’s Democratic senators, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. He also said those who attended the rally should instead be "volunteering to help their neighbors clean up their flooded basements" from Hurricane Irene.

"I am calling on every Democratic leader to denounce this," said Grimm of the flyer. "My neighbors, my constituents should not be used in a political game."

Staten Island Democratic Party chairman John Gulino could not be reached for comment.

But TJ Helmstetter, communications director for the Working Families Party, said in an e-mail to the Advance: "Instead of holding a press conference about a homemade flier, why doesn’t Grimm tell us his jobs plan and how he plans to get 19,000 Staten Islanders back to work."

Meanwhile, the unemployed Samuels, whose resume indicates that he worked as a counselor before taking a job as a laborer, said: "Maybe they were passing them (the fliers) out because he (Grimm) said he would create jobs. But who is trying to create jobs? No one. I’m out there every day, trying to find something."

Grimm said he intends to personally contact those who brought their resumes to his office.